RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR CANDIDATES PREPARING FOR THE

EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND INTENSIVE CARE

TITLE AUTHOR/ED PUBLISHER DATE

Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care A-Z (5th Edition) Yentis, Hirsch & Ip Churchill Livingston 2013
Clinical Anesthesia (6th Edition) Barash,Cullen,Stoelting, Cahalan, Stock Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2009
Essence of Anesthesia Practice (3rd Edition) Fleisher & Roizen Saunders 2011
Fundamentals of Anaesthesia (3rd Edition) Smith, Pinnock & Lin Cambridge University Press 2009
Handbook of Clinical Anaesthesia Pollard Edward Arnold 2011
Miller‘s Anaesthesia (8th Edition) Miller, Eriksson, Fleisher & Wiener-Kronish Churchill Livingstone 2014
A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia (5th Edition) Hensley, Martin & Gravlee Lippincott Williams and Witkins 2013
Analgesia, Anaesthesia and Pregnancy: A practical Guide (3rd
Edition) Yentis & Malhotra Cambridge University Press 2013
Core Topics in Paediatric Anaesthesia James & Walker Cambridge University Press 2013
Clinical médicine (8th Edition) Kumar & Clark Saunders 2012
Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia Allman & Wilson Oxford University Press 2011

Regional Anaesthesia
Regional Anaesthesia, Stimulation, and Ultrasound
Warman, Conn, Nicholls, Wilkinson Oxford University Press 2014
Techniques
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Bigeleisen Springhouse Publishing Co 2010
Ultrasound Guidance in Regional Anaesthesia: Principles and
Marhofer Oxford University Press 2010
practical implementation

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Physiology
Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist Power & Kam Hodder Arnold 2012
Respiratory Physiology: the Essentials (9th Edition) West Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2012
Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials (8th Edition) West Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2012
Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology (24th Edition) Barret, Barman, Boitano & Brooks McGraw-Hill Medical 2012

Pharmacology
Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (4th Edition) Peck & Hill Cambridge University Press 2014
Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia - Foundations
Hemmings & Egan Elsevier Saunders 2013
and clinical application

Physics and Clinical Measurement

Basic Physics and measurement in anaesthesia (5th Edition) Davis & Kenny Elsevier Health Sciences 2003
The Physics, Clinical Measurement and Equipment of
Maggie & Tooley Oxford University Press 2011
Anaesthetic Practice

Intensive Care
Textbook of Critical Care, 6th Edition Vincent, Abraham, Kochanek, Moore & Fink Elsevier 2011
Key Clinical Topics in Critical Care Cook, Thomas, Nolan & Parr JP Medical Ltd 2014

Anaesthetic Equipment
Essentials of Anaesthetic Equipment (4th Edition) Al-Sheikh & Stacey Elsevier Health Sciences 2013
Wards Anaesthetic Equipment (6th Edition) Davey A. & Diba A. Saunders 2011

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Books in French
Echographie en anesthésie régionale périphérique Eisenberg, Gaertner, Clavert & Tubert Arnette Blackwell 2007
Manuel Pratique d’Anesthésie Albrecht, Haberer, Buchser, & Moret Elsevier – Masson 2009
Protocoles 2013 d'anesthésie réanimation Mapar Editions Mapar 2013
Procédures anesthésiques liées aux techniques chirurgicales Mérat, Peraldi, Sauvageon Editions Arnette 2011
Traité d'anesthésie et de réanimation Fourcade, Geeraerts, Minville, Samii Lavoisier 2014

Books in Spanish
Situaciones Clínicas en Anestesia y en Cuidados Intensivos Hernández Martínez Editorial Médica Panamericana 2013
Anestesia. Fundamentos y Manejo Clínico Carlos Tornero Tornero Editorial Médica Panamericana 2015

VIVA Orientated
Dr Podcast Scripts for Primary FRCA Leslie, Johnson and Goodwin Cambridge University Press 2011
Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists - Key
Cross & Plunkett Cambridge University Press 2014
Concepts for the FRCA (2nd Edition)
The Anaesthesia Science Viva Book Bricker Cambridge University Press 2008
The Clinical Anaesthesia Viva Book Barker, Mills, Maguire Cambridge University Press 2009
Structured Oral Examination in Clinical Anaesthesia: Practice
Mendonca, Hillermann, James & Kumar TFM Publishing Ltd 2009
Examination Papers

MCQ
Short Answer Questions and MCQs in Anaesthesia and
Murphy & Dashfield Hodder Arnold 2013
Intensive Care (2nd Edition)
QBase Anaesthesia: Volume 6, MCQ Companion to
Fundamentals of Anaesthesia: MCQ Companion to Pinnock, Jones, Maguire & Barker Cambridge University Press 2004
Fundamentals of Anaesthesia

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 Useful Websites and Podcasts
www.frcaq.com On-line testing site Over 1500 MCQs
www.frca.co.uk
www.dr-podcast.co.uk

English textbooks updated by Dr A. Varvinskiy, Department of Anaesthesia, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, United Kingdom, December 2014.
French textbooks updated by Prof J.-J. Lehot, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon, France, December 2014.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS IN GERMAN LANGUAGE

Anästhesie
Die Anästhesiologie Rossaint, Werner, Zwißler Springer 3. Auflage 2011
Anästhesie Larsen Elsevier 10. Auflage 2013
Anästhesiologie Kochs, Adams, Spies Thieme 2008
Komplikationen in der Anästhesie: Fallbeispiele Analyse
Hübler, Koch Springer 2. Auflage 2011
Prävention
Anästhesie und Begleiterkrankungen: Perioperatives
Wappler, Tonner, Bürkle Thieme 2. Auflage 2011
Management des kranken Patienten
Kinderanästhesie Jöhr Urban & Fischer 8. Auflage 2013
MEMORIX AINS - Periphere Regionalanästhesie Büttner, Meier Thieme 2011
Anästhesie. Fragen und Antworten Kehl, Wilke Springer 5. Auflage 2013
Repetitorium Anästhesiologie Heck, Fresenius, Busch Springer 7. Auflage 2013

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 Intensivmedizin
Grundlagen der maschinellen Beatmung Rathgeber Thieme 2. Auflage 2010
Die Intensivmedizin Burchardi, Larsen, Marx, Muhl Springer 2011
Praxis der Intensivmedizin Wilhelm Springer 2. Auflage 2013
Atmen - Atemhilfen: Atemphysiologie und Beatmungstechnik Oczenski Thieme 9. Auflage 2012
Repetitorium Intensivmedizin. Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung
Fresenius, Heck, Zink Springer 5. Auflage 2014
„Intensivmedizin“

Physiologie
Physiologie: Lehrbuch Klinke, Pape, Kurtz, Silbernagl Thieme 2009

Pharmakologie
Anästhesiologische Pharmakotherapie Thiel, Roewer Thieme 3. Auflage 2014
Pharmakologie und Toxikologie Lüllmann, Mohr, Hein Thieme 17. Auflage 2010

Schmerztherapie
Schmerztherapie: Akutschmerz, chronischer Schmerz,
Standl, Schulte am Esch, Treede,Schäfer Thieme 2010
Palliativmedizin

Notfallmedizin
Repetitorium Notfallmedizin Brokmann, Rossaint Springer 2. Auflage 2012

German textbooks updated by Prof W. Engelhardt, Ortenau Klinikum Offenburg, Germany, December 2014.